A Jacobean Holy Year (Galician: Ano Santo Xacobeo), also known as the Compostela Holy Year, is a Catholic celebration that takes place in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. It occurs in the years in which 25 July, the Feast of Saint James, falls on a Sunday. This occurs with a regular cadence of (6, 5, 6, 11) years, so that fourteen Jacobean Holy Years are celebrated every century (except when the last year of a century is not a leap year, resulting in a lapse of 7 or 12 years).
The celebration of each holy year grants a plenary indulgence to all those faithful who: visit the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, say a prayer (at least the Apostles' Creed or the Our Father), and pray for the intentions of the Pope. It is also recommended to attend Holy Mass and receive the sacraments of penance and communion; that is, to confess and take communion (in the fifteen days before or after the visit to the cathedral). It is customary, moreover, to access the cathedral through the Holy Door, which is opened only on the occasion of the Holy Year.
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A JacobeanHolyYear (Galician: Ano Santo Xacobeo), also known as the Compostela HolyYear, is a Catholic celebration that takes place in the Spanish city...
During a JacobeanHolyYear, pilgrims may enter the cathedral through the holy door (Porta Santa) to gain a plenary indulgence. During a holyyear, the lantern...
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Christ. These figures are believed to represent either the citizens of the Holy City of Isaiah redeemed by their savior or the "ten thousand times ten thousand"...
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Fernando II and his grandson Alfonso VIII, Kings of Galicia and León. In the year 1211, Alfonso VIII made chapel the royal chapel in a consecration ceremony...
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revised Book of Common Prayer.[citation needed] The Puritan movement of Jacobean times became distinctive by adaptation and compromise, with the emergence...
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